| Poodle Springs | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bob Rafelson |
| Written by | Novel: Robert B. Parker Raymond Chandler Teleplay: Tom Stoppard |
| Produced by | Jon Avnet William Horberg Jordan Kerner Tony Mark Sydney Pollack Geoff Stier |
| Starring | James Caan Dina Meyer David Keith |
| Cinematography | Stuart Dryburgh |
| Edited by | Steven Cohen |
| Music by | Michael Small |
| Distributed by | HBO |
Release date | 25 July 1998 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Poodle Springs is a 1998 neo-noir HBO film directed by Bob Rafelson starring James Caan, Dina Meyer, and David Keith. The film is based on the unfinished novel Poodle Springs by Raymond Chandler, completed after his death by Robert B. Parker and published in 1989.
Set in 1963, an aging Philip Marlowe (James Caan) is supposedly giving up his wild times to get married to a younger socialite (Dina Meyer). However, as might be expected crime follows Marlowe as he is soon mixed up in blackmail and murders as a sleazy photographer (David Keith) threatens to expose photos of a former stripper (La Joy Farr) who is now running with a billionaire. As things progress, he soon realizes that his new wife's father (Joe Don Baker) is also involved.
